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This is what Riddell is currently hawking:

Riddell has been selling a Teal Jags helmet with Gold facemask, but I thought a couple of these lesser-seen concepts could be interesting: Also saying for the millionth time, but I really wish the NFL would start letting teams with Black in their color scheme use Black helmet hardware.

This is most likely what it is. Aren’t they rumored to be doing a Throwback uni this season?

Definitely: Teal/Teal/White/Teal Teal/White/Teal/White Teal/White/White/Teal or White Possibly: Teal/Black/Teal/Black Teal/Black/White/Black Which means we’ll probably only get: Teal/Teal/Teal/Teal Teal/Black/Black/Black

Silver numbers definitely work on Honolulu Blue.....if the font is bold enough to give the numbers enough surface area, which you can see in their Throwbacks above. The skinny, italicized numbers they use now are both too skinny/small and are the main negative of their current uniforms. I could see the Jaguars doing a Teal helmet, certainly...though I wouldn't be surprised if they went with a White alternate so that they can do a full icy white/snow jaguar/Tony Khan's cocaine look. Perhaps enough other teams in the league are using White helmets/alternates that they'll back off that option. Teal helmets could work for them for sure, when worn with the right combos (of course).

Your NEW Denver Broncos uniforms:

If the Ravens just kept it limited to these two looks, fixed (or removed) their helmet stripe and updated their workmark, number font, and "B" logo on the hip, they'd have a modern classic. Unfortunately, those few elements severely date this set:

Couldn't that be for a new primary? Or does it specifically list it as a new alternate?

Safe to assume that's just a social media graphic. I wouldn't read too much into it.

Interesting. How do you know that?

Best they've ever looked. They're really just a number font, helmet stripe, and wordmark update away from being excellent (especially if they'd commit full-time to the Purple pants). This Purple fill, Gold outline look is really nice.

I’d be shocked if they did, as it would have been added back into the primary logo and it hasn’t been. Black as a Color Rush alt? Fair chance. But the logo still doesn’t jive - I would bet they’ll retain last year’s Blue alt helmet for whatever they do with that uniform. Prediction: Barry Sanders-era primary Home & Away sets, longstanding Thanksgiving Throwbacks, and an all-Blue, modern Color Rush uni that works with last year’s Blue helmet.

I hate FSU with a passion...but this jersey & color combo almost makes me want to like them. Unique in all of sports, with meaning to boot.

I have a theory that custom number fonts are one way that the manufacturers tried to deter bootleg jersey sales. Easy to get China jersey online for $25 with accurate numbers when it’s full block; harder when those bootleggers don’t have a custom number font file to copy.

70,000 watching in a stadium, 17 million watching from home.

1. Much less space on modern football jerseys. 2. We’re all watching on 65” HDTVs.

Yes, and they tied in with the Red numbers. No Red numbers, no Red socks. Too unbalanced.

1000000% agree with the Red facemask, but those socks are too much. Save those for the Battle Red alt. P.S. Outstanding Photoshop work by designedbyfranco

Using "vibrant" and "Houston Texans uniforms" in the same conversation is a Texas-sized stretch.

I am pro-Dark Navy for the Texans. I may be in the minority but I strongly dislike their Red helmet & uniforms. Red, in this case, makes a great accent color to the Dark Navy, but as a primary, Dark Navy doesn't do anything for the Red as an accent. I had hoped they'd drop the helmet for the White version, though. Using a Dark Navy facemask would've made it unique to the league, and it could've been swapped out with a Red facemask for an Oilers-tribute alt. I still think the Dark Navy helmet would benefit from a stripe.

Absolute upgrade. I actually really like the number font. Disappointing if that’s the same Houston wordmark though. Worried about how thick that Red stripe is….gotta wait & see. Also love how the numbers are done. They’re not fully perforated and the Red trim looks glossy. Can’t wait to see more. Only scary thing now is the claim that each uniform will be a different design…let’s hope they tie together somewhat.

I'm a Chiefs fan and Skyy Moore is #24 and I cannot stand it.

@BBTV Lot of good thoughts here. I think most teams are shying away from retiring numbers anymore; they may not issue them for awhile, but they're keeping that flexibility by not officially retiring them. I think teams found out long ago that doing that limits being able to put players in numbers, especially with the increased (offseason & practice squad) roster sizes. So I do believe we'll see less and less of this being an issue as very few players have their numbers retired going forward. Too many players now have access to 0-19, which creates the problem for QBs, Ks and Ps. This is why I think you've gotta remove some position groups from having the ability to wear them, and I think the obvious players that you remove from being able to wear singles & teens are IDL, LB, and possibly EDGE players, who could have new classification groups all their own: K/P: 0-19 QB: 0-19 RB: 0-9, 20-49 (no RBs should be wearing teens, save these for WRs) WR: 0-19, 80-89 TE: 40-49, 80-89 LS: 40-79 OL: 50-79 IDL: 50-59, 90-99 EDGE: 40-59, 90-99 LB: 50-59, 90-99 DB: 0-9, 20-49 To do this, the league, especially the NFLPA, would need to clarify position groups and that would relate to defensive system: if you're a 3-4 DE, you're an IDL; if you're a 4-3 DE, you're an EDGE. If you're an OLB in either system, you're an EDGE, and if you're an off-ball LB, you're an LB. In my breakdown above, there are still too many rostered players fighting over 0-9, but by taking out IDL/EDGE/LBs from the equation, it alleviates the problem somewhat. Keeping those players out of 10-39 or even 10-49 also frees up more numbers for DBs, who may try to take 0-9 from QBs, Ks, Ps. This probably makes things way too complicated. Unfortunately, the NFL had it right a few years ago when they just let WRs wear 10-19. All they had to do to really fix the system is let them wear 0-9 as well to free up what was becoming a logjam...everything else was perfect.

Agree they need to adjust it again, but I prefer this. K/P: 0-19 QB: 0-19 RB: 0-9, 20-49 WR: 0-19, 80-89 TE: 40-49, 80-89 OL: 50-79 DL: 50-59, 90-99 LB: 0-19, 40-59, 90-99 DB: 0-9, 20-49

40 & 42 are two of the best numbers in football but very underutilized. I miss power backs.